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Discrete data

GCSE Mathematics · key term

Discrete data

Definition

Numerical data that can take separate, countable values, such as the number of goals scored.

Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR

How each exam board covers it

AQA GCSE Mathematics · 8300

Specification S2, S3, S4 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Numerical data that can take only particular, separate values, often produced by counting.
Revise: Charts for Discrete and Time Series Data
Numerical data that can take separate, countable values, such as the number of siblings in a family.
Revise: Selecting the Appropriate Statistical Diagram
Numerical data that can take only particular separated values, such as whole-number counts.
Revise: Histograms and Cumulative Frequency

2 more notes

Revise: Measures of Central Tendency and Spread
Numerical data that can take only particular, separate values, often because it is counted.
Revise: Quartiles, Box Plots and Comparing Distributions

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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics · 1MA1

Specification S2, S3, S4 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Data consisting of separate, countable values, with no possible values between consecutive options in the context.
Revise: Charts for Discrete and Time Series Data
Data that can take only separate values, usually obtained by counting, such as the number of books read.
Revise: Grouped and Continuous Data
Discrete data can take only particular separate values, such as a number of goals.
Revise: Representing and Comparing Data Distributions

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OCR GCSE Mathematics · J560

Specification 12.02a · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Numerical data that can take separate, countable values, such as the number of pets in a household.
Revise: Charts for Categorical and Discrete Data

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Related key terms

Continuous data
Frequency
Vertical line chart
Frequency density
Grouped data
Time series
Bar chart
Box plot
Categorical data
Class width

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